dark fiction
The Big Black Square
In every reflection, I saw a happier version of myself—and I finally understood why.
What Are Friends For?
Four friends, four pints, and a death that changes everything.
The Blessing List
We went around the table saying what we were thankful for. No one said the truth.
The Graven Oaths
Magic oaths carved in bone. Trauma passed through blood. Both must be cut out.
Little Good People
She was paid to invent the perfect neighbors. Now she can't prove who's real.
Three Poems from Lynchburg: A Study in Stillness
The Table, Dishwater Light, and Evening Window.
The Ex Files
Her ex is getting married. Her other ex is the maid of honor. This is fine.
Someone Lived There Too
The house on Seagrass Close is haunted. But the ghosts aren't angry. They're lonely.
The Caller isn't Human
At 3 AM in a dead-end laundromat, the payphone rings three times. No one ever answers. No one ever should.
The Petals Beneath Her Tongue
A disgraced influencer sells her emotions as consumable flavors. But the technology under her tongue has plans of its own.
Housekeeping for the Dead
Seven rooms. Seven deaths. I have to clean up all of them.
The Ghost Census
Every hundred years, the dead cast their votes. And the living wait to see if they still deserve tomorrow.
The Morrow Twins
There had been three girls in the attic, once. Two names I knew. One I had burned.